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congenital abnormality vs anencephalia

anencephalia vs congenital abnormality

congenital abnormality and anencephalia both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
congenital abnormality Yes No No No
anencephalia Yes No No No
As nouns, anencephalia is a hyponym of congenital abnormality; that is, anencephalia is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than congenital abnormality:
  • congenital abnormality: a defect that is present at birth
  • anencephalia: a defect in brain development resulting in small or missing brain hemispheres
congenital abnormality (noun) anencephalia (noun)
a defect that is present at birth a defect in brain development resulting in small or missing brain hemispheres
Difference between congenital abnormality and anencephalia

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